Angling in the Andes
The best of Patagonia
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For over 25yrs (Since 1999) when Rob Nicholas founded Angling in the Andes, we have been evaluating outfitters and lodges across Patagonia in both Argentina and Chile. Rob hosts and fishes at 3 different locations every year in both countries across all the famed areas in Patagonia such as Esquel, Junin, Bariloche, Coyhaique, Lago Yelcho, Rio Pico, and many others. You won't find anyone with more hands on knowledge and fishing expertise in Patagonia!
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Some Quick Bullets:
- Personalized no bull, honest information about each location. The pros & cons of each based on time of year & your particular angling interests.
- Expert knowledge of what Patagonia offers traveling fly fisherman with over 25 years experience.
- The information you receive is coming from Rob who has been a guide for over 30 years. He knows the difference between expert guides and average ones.
- Its Summertime in Patagonia during the winter in the USA.
The Lodges & Outfitters we know personally and recommend:
My website is not meant to be a fancy marketing tool but it will direct you to the websites of the operations that I have come to trust and recommend. My job is to help you choose the one that best suits your fishing preferences based your casting ability, physical ability, and particular angling interests. Are you ok with getting rained on, casting in strong winds, casting sink tip lines, camping, or walking all day? Would you rather walk/wade or float? Rob can help you choose the operation that's best based on the time of year you want to travel.
Have a look at the websites of these operations and then give me a call. I will help you read between the lines. I have been doing this a long time and glamorous websites can sometimes be misleading.Lodges & Outfitters:
Below are the operations we have come to trust and recommend. This website is not intended to be a fancy marketing tool. My job is to help you choose which lodge or outfitter best fits your casting ability, phyical ability, fishing preferences whether that be chasing large trout, dry fly fishing, floating or wading, and many other variables. Some locations fish better than others based on the time you go. Some can have interesting weather patterns and wind and rain always a possibility. Let me help and know there are no charges for my services.
Outfitters & Lodges:
- Esquel Outfitters (www.esqueloutfitters.com) One of the best! A small intimate operation run by experienced guides. Fish mostly all private water! The rate includes a single room the entire week. Float in both Macenzie style boats and rafts. Great walk/wade options and overnight camping trips.
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- Chimalfe Lodge (www.chimalfepatagonialodge.com) Set on beautiful Lago Yelcho. Built in 2015 this lodge is grand in stature and very comfortable. The majority of the fishing is done from boats on Lago & Rio Yelcho. Great sight fishing opportunities to the largest average trout in Patagonia. No travel to/from the fishing. It's right there!
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- SET Fly Fishing (www.setflyfishing.com) This is a multi lodge operation that can fulfill pretty much whatever you're looking for in a trip to Pataongia. They are masters and floating and camping!
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- Cinco Rios & Estancia del Zorro (www.cincorioslodge.com) These are two very different operations near Coyhaique, Chile. I like to combine them on a weeks fishing. Cinco Rios is a comfortable lodge near town with numerous floating and wading options while EDZ is rustic & remote, offering miles & miles of private walk/wade options as well as lagoon fishing for trophy trout.
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- Los Torreones Lodge (www.flyfishpatagonia.com) A smaller more intimate family run operation on the banks of the Rio Simpson away from the hustle and bustle of Coyhaique. Pancho Salas is one of the original Coyhaique guides and few match his fishing talents & expertise.
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- Las Pampas Lodge (www.laspampaslodge.com) This is the place to go if you want to fish the Rio Pico region of Argentina where there are lagoons with trophy rainbows, browns and even brook trout. They have private water, a great team of guides & the lodge and dinning options superb.